News from BarrowJournal - Topics from May, 2011

Two Statham women were arrested for disorderly conduct last week by the Winder Police Department. Shameka Nacole Moreland, 23, of 388 Wise Court, Apt 16, in Statham, and Clarissa Roshanda Shields, 26, of 291B Hillcrest Drive, in Statham, were each charged with one count of disorderly conduct. Twenty-two others were arrested in Winder last week, ...
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An eight-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital Wednesday after falling 10-15 feet down a ravine in a wooded area of a park in Auburn. The incident occurred at around 4:15 p.m. in a nature preserve at Little Mulberry Park in Gwinnett County, which is a series of trails for hiking and walking and steep trails designed for equestrian use. The ...
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After months of investigative work, local authorities arrested 29 suspected felons Tuesday that sold narcotics to undercover agents. Eleven other suspects are currently be sought. Five teams with the Barrow County Crime Task Force led to the arrests. The Barrow County Crime Task Force is a division of the Sheriff’s office and consists of ...
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Some Auburn residents are unhappy with city leaders’ plans for redevelopment of their properties. More than 20 people attended the first of several meetings Wednesday designed to come up with a city redevelopment plan. Several expressed concerns about having their rights taken away or paying higher taxes. Adopting a plan will make the city ...
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Chronic problems with staffing at Barrow County Emergency Services have not gone away and the new chief of emergency services may be in the hot seat. In response to an open-records request Tuesday, the Barrow County Finance Department released a spreadsheet showing that since January, BCES employees have utilized escalating amounts of overtime. ...
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The City of Auburn’s Great American Clean-Up is so renowned, even trash collectors rave about it. Sherri Hancel, who works for the City of Duluth, came from neighboring Gwinnett County to observe the local event last weekend after a representative from Republic Services recommended Parks and Leisure Services coordinator Charlotte Ewing as a ...
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A Winder businessman and the Winder Moose Club 262 pleaded guilty in federal court last week to illegal gambling with an Athens video poker rental company. According to a May 4 court document, the Moose Club 262, at 434 Hwy. 211 in Winder, was charged with one count of intentionally supervising part of an illegal gambling business over a three ...
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After months of investigative work, local authorities arrested 29 suspected felons Tuesday that sold narcotics to undercover agents. Eleven other suspects are currently be sought. Five teams with the Barrow County Crime Task Force led to the arrests. The Barrow County Crime Task Force is a division of the Sheriff’s office and consists of ...
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Barrow County Schools gave its students a May 6 deadline to submit applications to its newest high school, called the College and Career Preparatory Academy, but that deadline has been extended. So far, only 35 students have signed up for the new school, which is designed to teach 150 students. According to Barrow County School Superintendent ...
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Two Barrow County government meetings are scheduled tonight at 7 and are open to the public. The Barrow County Board of Commissioners meets at the administration building on East Broad Street. At the top of that meeting agenda is a presentation by a representative of Geer & Associates Inc., which audited the county’s FY2010 financial ...
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